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• Boy, 11, held after teenager stabbed in London

  01-07-2018 22:45
  An 11-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenager was stabbed in north London.
  
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• 11-Year-Old Arrested Over Stabbing Of 14-Year-Old In Islington, London

  01-07-2018 22:33
  > UPDATE: The 11-year-old boy is no longer a suspect in the investigation, the
  
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• Arson fears after new woodland fire begins in Lancashire

  01-07-2018 20:31
  A group of youths were spotted running away from a new woodland blaze in Lancashire amid fears of arson as hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain existing moorland fires across Greater Manchester.The youths were seen running from a fire at Healey Nab, by Anglezarke reservoir near Chorley, according to Dave Russel, assistant chief fire officer at Lancashire fire and rescue.The fire was quickly contained, he said, after a helicopter carrying water was diverted from Winter Hill, four miles a
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain In Southern England After Thunderstorm Warning

  01-07-2018 20:14
  Heavy downpours have hit parts of southern England after the Met Office issued
  
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• Bagpuss and Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89

  01-07-2018 19:42
  Peter Firmin - the co-creator of classic children's TV programmes The Clangers, Bagpuss and Basil Brush - has died aged 89.Firmin created characters Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Pogles' Wood and Bagpuss with fellow animator, puppeteer and writer Oliver Postgate.Firmin also created mischievous fox glove puppet Basil Brush - famous for his "Boom Boom" catchphrase - along with voice artist Ivan Owen.
  
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• May's cabinet still squabbling as Chequers meeting looms

  01-07-2018 19:35
  Theresa May will report to MPs on Monday about last week’s European council meeting at which leaders commented on indecision and divisions in London.Theresa May’s squabbling cabinet have abandoned all pretence of unity ahead of Friday’s crunch meeting at Chequers, with the housing minister, James Brokenshire, conceding there are strong views on either side.Ministers will gather for a day-long discussion at the prime minister’s country retreat to thrash out what they belie
  
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• Helicopter spots people lighting new Lancashire moor fires near Winter Hill

  01-07-2018 19:03
  Arsonists have been spotted lighting new fires near Bolton even though a "very large" moor fire is continuing to burn, Sky News has been told.It is "absolutely heartbreaking and unbelievable", Tony Crook from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said.The perpetrators are putting "yourselves at risk, your community at risk, and also putting emergency workers at risk", Mr Crook added.
  
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• Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon over fitness

  01-07-2018 19:02
  Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon as he continues to recover from a long-term hip injury.The two-time champion had hip surgery in January and made his return at Queen's in June, losing in three sets to 19th-ranked Australian Nick Kyrgios.The @Wimbledon account wrote on Twitter that Murray would "be missed" and wished him "all the best" in his recovery.
  
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• Andy Murray Pulls Out Of Wimbledon

  01-07-2018 18:07
  Andy Murray has withdrawn from Wimbledon as he continues his recovery from hip
  
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• French Killer Redoine Faid Broken Out Of Jail By Helicopter-Borne 'Armed Commandos'

  01-07-2018 17:26
  A notorious French criminal serving 25 years for murder has staged a daring
  
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• Minister opens door to longer Brexit transition

  01-07-2018 17:20
  Business Secretary Greg Clark says "any reasonable person" would be guided by the "evidence" in extending the Brexit transition.
  
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• Business Sec hints Brexit transition could be extended past 2020

  01-07-2018 17:14
  The UK could remain in key elements of the EU beyond the end of 2020 through an extension of the planned Brexit transition period, a top minister has suggested.Business Secretary Greg Clark claimed the government would need to be "guided by the evidence" when it comes to determining the point Britain moves away from the status quo of EU membership.In March, the UK and EU reached an agreement on the terms of the transition period, which is due to last from Brexit day on 29 March 2019 until 31 Dec
  
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• Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner together in real life

  01-07-2018 17:13
  Actors Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner, who play husband and wife in Outnumbered, have confirmed they are in a relationship in real life.Dennis and Skinner, who play Pete and Sue Brockman in the show, both split from their former partners in 2015.
  
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• Backlash over 'explicit' cosmetic surgery ads during Love Island

  01-07-2018 16:32
  Cosmetic surgery ads shown during Love Island are facing a backlash, with the boss of NHS England saying they increase body image pressures on young women.Discussing the need for the NHS to treat physical and mental health issues with the same gravity, Simon Stevens said: "It's not just the NHS."If you look at the increasing pressures on young women around eating disorder services, we have to look at the whole environment children are being exposed to.
  
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• Child killed after bouncy castle 'explodes' in Norfolk

  01-07-2018 16:03
  A young girl has died after being thrown from a bouncy castle in Norfolk.The girl was taken to James Paget Hospital but died of her injuries.Sarah Allard, who was at the scene, said she heard a loud bang as the bouncy castle "exploded" and propelled a girl 20ft into the air.
  
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• Michelle Froome: 'Chris will ride in Tour de France'

  01-07-2018 16:01
  The wife of defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said he will compete in this year's race, despite calls to pull him out.Michelle Froome, who also represents the cyclist, said: "Chris will ride the Tour".Froome, who denies the doping claims, says he has every right to defend his title and is confident of being cleared.
  
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• Power cut risk as Met Office extends thunderstorm alert

  01-07-2018 15:55
  The Met Office has extended its first ever thunderstorm alert across more of the country with the threat of travel disruption and power cuts.Sunday's yellow "be aware" warning for South West England and South Wales has been expanded further east across southern England.It comes as the UK continues to swelter in the grip of a heatwave that is expected to last for several more days.
  
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• Austrian climber killed, two British men rescued on Pakistani peak - army

  01-07-2018 15:42
  Pakistani military helicopters rescued two British mountaineers in the north of the country on Sunday after an avalanche that killed their Austrian climbing partner, the military said.The three climbers were hit by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,300 feet (5,883 meters) on Friday while trying to reach the summit of Ultra Sar peak near Hunza, the Pakistani army said in a statement.Austrian Christian Huber was killed and the two British climbers, Bruce Normand and Miller Timothy, suffered injur
  
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• Girl Dies After Being Thrown From Bouncy Castle On Gorleston Beach

  01-07-2018 15:33
  A young girl has died after she was reportedly thrown from a bouncy castle on
  
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• Girl Dies After Being Thrown From Bouncy Castle

  01-07-2018 15:33
  A young girl has died after she was reportedly thrown from a bouncy castle on
  
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• Spain v Russia: World Cup 2018 – live!

  01-07-2018 15:06 via theguardian.com
  Latest updates and score from the 3pm (BST) last-16 tieThiago Alcântara: ‘The most important thing is thinking fast’Feel free to email Paul or tweet: @Paul_Doyle 2.06pm BST Here’s an aggrieved Charles Antaki. “One less chance to see Andres Iniesta starting - pity. What’s odder is Koke for Alcantara; mechanic for surgeon, a bit; but it’s true that Koke is more selfless and does more defensive duty. If that means Busquets coming slightly forward, that migh
  
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• Austrian Grand Prix: F1 – live!

  01-07-2018 15:04 via theguardian.com
  Updates from the 2.10pm (BST) race at the Red Bull RingMax Verstappen: ‘I know I will always be right’Feel free to email Will or tweet: @Will_Unwin 2.04pm BST Ricciardo looks happy about his birthday cake. . .Happy bloody birthday @danielricciardo! #AustrianGP pic.twitter.com/vJs716jTXB 2.03pm BST Horner accepts that Red Bull are unlikely to challenge Mercedes today. Will this be another procession for a Mercedes man? Potentially even a one-two finish for Bottas and Hamilton! Continu
  
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• Donald Trump Denies Saying Something He Tweeted In Block Capitals Three Days Ago

  01-07-2018 15:02
  The President of the United States has continued to push the boundaries of
  
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• England v New Zealand: women’s T20 tri-series cricket final – live!

  01-07-2018 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Latest updates from the 3pm match at ChelmsfordBeaumont aiming to go big again against New ZealandFeel free to email Daniel or tweet: @DanielHarris 12.29pm BST Sport is like life. Deep, eh? Bet that’s got you thinking! Ooh yeah! The two share all manner of aspects: tedium, despair, predictability, despair – the works. But the aspect they really share is the eternal, futile search for perfection ... Well, ok, that’s just sport, so maybe it’s not really like life after all.
  
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• Brexit: EU accused of making false claims over aid contracts

  01-07-2018 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: British NGOs ‘wrongly’ told they will lose funding if no deal is reachedThe EU has been accused of putting the lives of the world’s poorest at risk after warning off British development organisations from involvement in its humanitarian aid programmes by claiming they would lose all funding in the event of the a no-deal Brexit.Officials working under Martin Selmayr, the most senior aide to the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, have inserted disclaim
  
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• Jonathan Aitken warns of 'high voltage egos' in first sermon as deacon

  01-07-2018 14:51 via theguardian.com
  Former politician says he is tempering enthusiasm with ‘proper Christian humility’Jonathan Aitken, the former cabinet minister, has warned against “high voltage egos” and “grandstanding” in his first sermon as an ordained deacon.Aitken delivered the homily the day after he hosted a party for 220 people at the Grand Hall of the Old Bailey where, in 1999, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail for perjury and perverting the course of justice.Continue reading...
  
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• Jonathan Aitken warns of 'high voltage egos' in first sermon as deacon

  01-07-2018 14:51
  Jonathan Aitken has given a sermon the day after being ordained at St Paul’s Cathedral.Jonathan Aitken, the former cabinet minister, has warned against “high voltage egos” and “grandstanding” in his first sermon as an ordained deacon.Aitken delivered the homily the day after he hosted a party for 220 people at the Grand Hall of the Old Bailey where, in 1999, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
  
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• Waistcoat sales up as Gareth Southgate sets trend at World Cup

  01-07-2018 14:46 via theguardian.com
  England manager is said to have sparked an increase in sales of formal wear For years football fans have been able to emulate the look of their idols with replica shirts, but this World Cup something different is happening: supporters are rushing to buy replicas of Gareth Southgate’s England waistcoat.Marks & Spencer, which has been the official suit supplier to the England team since 2007, said demand for waistcoats has risen 35% thanks to what they say is “the Gareth Southgate
  
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• Firefighters from seven counties fight Greater Manchester moor fires

  01-07-2018 14:45 via theguardian.com
  Crews from across northern England deployed to tackle ‘rapidly developing’ blazesFirefighters from across the north of England and Midlands have travelled to Greater Manchester to help control fires that have destroyed at least 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres) of moorland over the past week.Crews from Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Nottingham, Humberside and Warwickshire joined teams from Lancashire and Greater Manchester tackling fires in Saddleworth, east of Manchester, and on Winter Hill, no
  
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• Idaho stabbing attack leaves nine people injured at apartment complex

  01-07-2018 14:39 via theguardian.com
  Complex is home to many refugee familiesPolice say a 30-year-old man is in custodyIdaho police said nine people were hospitalized early on Sunday and one man was in custody after a mass stabbing at an apartment complex in Boise that is home to many refugee families. Boise police chief Bill Bones said all nine of the injured were taken to hospitals, some with life-threatening injuries.Continue reading...
  
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• NHS has started planning for Brexit no deal

  01-07-2018 14:29
  Britain's public health service has started "significant planning" to ensure medicines are still supplied to patients if the government fails to negotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union, its head said on Sunday.Simon Stevens, chief executive of the National Health Service (NHS), said Britain's health department was working with pharmaceutical companies to make sure there will be no breakdown in supply if there is no deal with the EU."There is now significant planning going on around all t
  
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• Conservative lawmakers pile Brexit pressure on May

  01-07-2018 14:28
  More than 30 Conservative lawmakers have signed a letter demanding Theresa May "get tough" in negotiations to leave the European Union, increasing the pressure on the British prime minister before a crunch government meeting.May has pledged to overcome deep divisions in her cabinet ofministers at a meeting at her country residence this week and come up with a blueprint for the future relationship with the EU, a step needed to move forward all-but-stalled Brexit talks.The letter from Conservative
  
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• Bagpuss creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89

  01-07-2018 14:26 via theguardian.com
  Man behind popular characters such as the Clangers and Basil Brush dies after short illnessPeter Firmin in talk with Viv Groskop about Bagpuss and the Clangers Clangers and Bagpuss co-creator Peter Firmin has died at the age of 89, the show’s production company has said. Firmin was one half of the creative duo behind cheeky fox Basil Brush, and with his long-time business partner, Oliver Postgate, he created the worlds of Bagpuss, Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog and Pogles Wood.C
  
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• Eddie Mair to leave BBC after 30 years

  01-07-2018 14:24 via theguardian.com
  Radio 4 PM presenter says he wants to ‘step out and give someone else a chance’Eddie Mair, the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, has announced he is leaving the corporation after over 30 years, stepping down in August.Mair, 52, has been the lead presenter on the late-afternoon flagship news programme for 20 years and won multiple awards for his mixture of warmth and incisive questioning.Continue reading...
  
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• Notorious thief flees Paris jail by helicopter

  01-07-2018 14:22 via theguardian.com
  Rédoine Faïd, once France’s most wanted man, broke out in minutes, aided by armed menA notorious thief who was once France’s most wanted man pulled off a jailbreak on Sunday, fleeing a prison in the Paris area by helicopter, officials said.Rédoine Faïd, 46, broke out of the prison in Réau in the capital’s south-eastern suburbs within minutes, helped by several heavily armed men, sources close to the case said. Continue reading...
  
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• Ministers 'will agree Brexit stance' at Chequers summit

  01-07-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Senior minister predicts cabinet colleagues will settle their differences at crunch talks this week.
  
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• Radio 4's PM presenter Eddie Mair to leave BBC

  01-07-2018 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The 52-year-old, who joined the BBC more than 30 years ago, has presented the PM programme since 1998.
  
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• Body found in search for Ben Nevis climber

  01-07-2018 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A team searching for 36-year-old Marcin Bialas, who has been missing since January, have found a body.
  
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• Eccentric automaton artworks on show at Warwickshire gallery

  01-07-2018 13:44 via theguardian.com
  Scores of mechanical toys include a tiny Fabergé elephant owned by the QueenDespite competition from scores of rival mechanical toys and artworks, including a crow that reads all the rejection letters received by one artist, and a tiny Fabergé elephant owned by the Queen, when the bell rings every staff member, volunteer, curator and visitor within earshot drifts towards the gallery at Compton Verney where an eccentric masterpiece creaks and whirs back to life.Rowland Emett, the ca
  
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• Garage Nation music festival: Four men stabbed

  01-07-2018 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the four men hurt at Garage Nation festival in Redbridge may have life-changing injuries.
  
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• NHS 70: Aneurin Bevan Day celebrations in Tredegar

  01-07-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  About 200 people parade in hometown of Aneurin Bevan to mark 70 years since he founded the NHS.
  
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• Brexit transition could be extended to help firms, Clark suggests

  01-07-2018 13:27
  The business secretary, Greg Clark, has suggested the post-Brexit transition period could be extended to allow companies more time to prepare, as he criticised cabinet colleagues for airing their differences in public.With Theresa May’s bitterly divided cabinet preparing for a showdown at Chequers on Friday over Britain’s future relationship with the EU, Clark urged ministers to listen to business – and be guided by evidence.
  
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• Thameslink operator stands to lose franchise if chaos persists

  01-07-2018 13:24 via theguardian.com
  ‘Final straw’ if GTR’s revised, emergency timetable fails to stem rail disruptionThe operators of the troubled Thameslink train line may be stripped of their franchise should a revised, emergency timetable fail to stem cancellations, according to a government source.Govia Thameslink Railway, which has been backed by the Department for Transport over years of severe disruption on Southern through staff shortages and strikes, could be given notice within weeks, after the chaos re
  
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• Winter Hill: Crews battle 'aggressive' merged moorland fire

  01-07-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A major incident was declared after winds caused two "rapidly developing" fires to merge.
  
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• Renters would get longer tenancies under government plans

  01-07-2018 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A minimum three-year contract would allow people to put down more roots in their area, ministers say.
  
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• Paramedics To Wear Police-Style Body Cameras To Protect From Attacks

  01-07-2018 13:18
  Paramedics will be issued with police-style body cameras to help protect them
  
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• World Cup 2018: Hove scaffolders fly giant flag for England

  01-07-2018 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff used red and white safety netting to cover an eight-storey building in Hove.
  
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• Competing visions of Europe are threatening to tear the union apart | Hans Kundnani

  01-07-2018 13:00 via theguardian.com
  EU leaders have never been more divided about the very nature of the project – with Merkel, Macron and Orban split on fundamental issuesOn Thursday the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, warned that the future of the EU depended on whether it could find answers to the question of migration. But as difficult as the issue of migration is, it is actually just one element of the hugely complex challenge facing the EU, which is divided along multiple, overlapping faultlines that have developed o
  
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• George the Poet searched by police after gig

  01-07-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The artist claims the Met Police didn't explain why they handcuffed him and searched his car for weapons.
  
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• Trump will soon find that winning a trade war is not that easy | Larry Elliott

  01-07-2018 12:43 via theguardian.com
  The US president need only look as far as Obama’s experiment with tariffs to see the problemThe trade war is getting nastier. Phase one began when Donald Trump whacked duties on imported steel and aluminium, and announced $50bn (£37.8bn) worth of tariffs on Chinese goods. Beijing retaliated dollar for dollar, while the EU targeted Levi’s jeans, bourbon whiskey and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.Harley-Davidson responded by saying it would shift production of motorbikes for the EU
  
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